The bill was sponsored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg).
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INDIANAPOLIS – A bill sponsored by State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) has been signed into law.
Governor Eric Holcomb signed HEA 1058 on Monday.
The bill would codify into state law Food and Drug Administration-approved standards for increasing transparency with patients and their health care providers on whether the patient has dense breasts after receiving a mammogram.
Letters given to the patient would be required to tell them whether their breasts are dense or not and that dense tissue makes it harder to identify cancer on a mammogram, which limits early detection of breast cancer. Patients with dense breasts would also be advised, under certain circumstances, to talk to their health care provider about whether additional testing is needed.
HEA 1058 is one of four bills that have been signed into law this legislative session. Learn more at https://www.in.gov/gov/newsroom/2024-bill-watch/.
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